By Ethan Marsh, ReporterPROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND - Duke overcame UNCW’s attempt to dethrone them today amid foul trouble by UNCW and applying more defense, but UNCW made one thing clear - they are a great team that has potential and is one of the best that the program has seen in it’s history. Senior Craig Ponder made his ultimate farewell in today’s game in Providence, Rhode Island. Reported by ESPN.com, Ponder said "Our motto is pretty much we don't worry about the name on the back of our jerseys, and we don't care about the name on the front of yours," said Craig Ponder,"We just try to go out and compete every game." UNCW is not a team to be overlooked or a team to be walked over as they proved today. Ponder led the team in points with 22 that included 3 shots beyond the arc and also added 4 of each in rebounds and assists.

By Ethan Marsh, ReporterUNCW’s journey to the Big Dance was all in the making. It really started when Coach Keatts was hired in the Spring of 2014. Keatts was hired off off Rick Pitino’s assistant coach staff at Louisville that produced the NCAA Championship in the 2012-13 season. Louisville went 1-1 against Duke that year, beating them convincingly in a 85-63 thrashing in the Elite eight and a close 76-71 loss in the regular season. Keatts experience serving under Pitino in the Championship season and in the 2 games versus Duke that year will serve UNCW well in its matchup versus Duke Thursday. Duke is the current defending National Champions as they won the 2014-2015 Championship. Coach Krzyzewski is in his 36th season at Duke and has won 5 Championships, including last season's. UNCW is excited to be the first team to have a chance at dethrowning the defending national champions from last season.

WILMINGTON, NC - Selection Sunday proved to be an excellent day for the UNC Wilmington’s men’s basketball team as it determined what the beginning of the rest of the season was going to look like. It ended in a furious roar of a cheer of the crowd and the team celebrating like never before.At Trask Coliseum, an event was held to watch selection sunday but also served as a recognition time of this year’s team and the accomplishment of winning of the CAA Championship the weekend of March 4th-7th as the trophy and cut off net were present. The event included some contests for the audience to enjoy, a gallery of when the team was warmly greeted when they returned to Wilmington Tuesday. March 8th, a recognition of all the players and coaches, and a slideshow of all the memories of the season thus far - good and bad - that led up to this point that has made the season for the ages. The dance team, the cheerleaders, and the pep band led some entertainment as they had all season long to make what the games are for the fans. It was a great commemorative event held for the team and fans as a whole.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND- UNC Wilmington men’s basketball completed what it had not done since 2006 - win the CAA Tournament. By beating Hofstra 80-73 in overtime Monday night, the Seahawks clinch their first NCAA Tournament bid in ten years.

Just a Part of the Plan. 2nd year Head Coach, Kevin Keatts, had a plan of making this happen for the Seahawks as he stated earlier in the season that this team was trying to stay the course. This course was to do something that the program had not done in a decade and to bring back the act of winning. The team was predicted to be great before the season commenced as the 2014-15 club produced a 18-14 season, a complete turnaround from the 9-23 campaign in 2013-14. Keatts praised Senior Craig Ponder and Sophomore Jordan Talley at the Buffalo